Newsletter for February 18, 2018

The Bearing Fruit

February 18, 2018

Upcoming Events:

Feb 21 – Monthly Quilting, 10am, Fell Hall

Feb 22 – Soup and Games Night

Feb 25 – IMS Touring Choir, Sunday Morning

Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for 2/11/18 -  Regular Offering: $1,225.00

▪ Amanda would like to offer a 3-week Lenten study. This will take place on three Thursday evenings in March (March 8, 15 and 22). If you would like to participate in a study, please contact Amanda and indicate your preference for either Praying the News or Being in Community as a study topic.

▪ Join us to quilt or knot comforters or cut blocks for comforters on Wed., Feb. 21 starting at 10 a.m. Lunch will be a potluck.

Iowa Mennonite School

▪ Senior Recital | TODAY at 3:00PM Emma Beachy will present her senior recital in Celebration Hall at IMS, performing a variety of classical and contemporary selections on piano, flute, and voice. The public is invited to join Emma for an afternoon of music and thank you for your support of the fine arts at IMS!

▪ Visit Day | 8th grade and transfer students are invited to visit IMS for a day on Monday February 19. This visit will have a different format than the fall visit days so feel free to come again. Parents are invited to a Q&A at the start of the day with the administrative team. Students are invited from 8:10AM-3:15PM to tour facilities, visit classes with a host student, eat lunch, meet faculty, other future students, and hear from a panel of current students. Register to attend at www.iowamennonite.org/visit.

▪ IMS Cafe | This years Culinary Arts Class restaurant dates are February 28 and March 14, 28. The restaurant opens at 8:30AM each day and the menu will include various entrees, sides, and desserts. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the school office 319-656-2073. Cost per person is $8. 

▪ Touring Choir | The IMS Touring Choir has begun its local tour. The next concert is on Sunday February 25 at 9:30AM at Washington Mennonite Church. The public is welcome at all events. 

SundaySucCentral Plains Conference

▪ It’s not too late to start Lent family worship. Just go to www.anabaptistfaithformation.org and download “Between Me & You,” a free guide for family worship from now through Easter, April 1.

▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:  Pray for students, faculty and staff at Freeman Academy and Iowa Mennonite School.

Mennonite Agencies

▪ Everyone is invited to join the board and staff of Mennonite Central Committee Central States for our annual meeting on Friday, February 23 at 10:30am at the MCC Center (121 E. 30^th, North Newton, KS 67117).

▪ MDS Iowa Annual Meeting will be held on March 4, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Lower Deer Creek Church.  Also, we need volunteers/nominees to serve on the Iowa MDS Unit Board. (4 year term).

▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Mark and Mary Hurst of Mennonite Mission Network serve as resource people and pastors with the Anabaptist Association of Australia and New Zealand. Pray for them as they build relationships with people seeking God and a way of living that centers on Jesus’ justice and shalom.

Area Events

▪ Joins us for N.O.W. (Night Of Worship) on Sunday, February 25, 5:30 pm at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church. This is a casual, relaxed time of praise, worship and testimony and all are welcome!

▪ Kalona MOPS Meal, Feb 25^th – Join Us for a delicious lunch featuring smoked pork loin, party potatoes, strawberry lettuce salad, green beans, fluff, and better than anything cake on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Kalona Mennonite Church from 11:30-1:00pm.  There will be a free will offering and carry out is available.

▪ You are invited to an informational meeting/training for Safe Families for Children, a volunteer organization whose mission is "to keep children safe and families intact."  The training will be held at Lower Deer Creek on Saturday, March 3, 2018, from 9 - Noon.  Safe Families volunteers temporarily host children and provide a network of support to families in crisis while they get back on their feet through the service of host families, family friends, and family coaches.The organization's goal is to bridge the gap for families before DHS services are necessary or to fulfill a need that is unmet by other social service agencies.   Please RSVP to the Lower Deer Creek church office at 656-2076 if you are interested in attending. Come and learn more about this opportunity to offer Biblical hospitality to children and families in crisis.